What is CVE-2017-15718?

CVE-2017-15718 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-15718?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop

CVE-2017-15718

The YARN NodeManager in Apache Hadoop 2.7.3 and 2.7.4 can leak the password for credential store provider used by the NodeManager to YARN Applications.

Published 2018-01-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.036 (89.4th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Hadoop — versions 2.7.3, 2.7.4
Apache Software Foundation Hadoop — versions 2.7.3 to 2.7.4

References

lists.apache.org/thread.html/773c93c2d8a6a52bbe97610c2b1c2ad205b970e1b8c04fb5b2… (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15718?: CVE-2017-15718 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Hadoop. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-15718?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.